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That single shot rifle I just posted will.
But, you better be still.....
Crap..Beat me to it...
That single shot rifle I just posted will.
But, you better be still.....
Crap..Beat me to it...
Popular deer rifles and cartridges go through phases. Years ago belted magnums were the thing. Then short, fat magnums were cool. Now smaller cartridges and 6.5s in ARs and lightweight bolt rifles are the fad. It will be something else before long.
You'll have no problem with the .300bo , I'd just try to keep the bullet weights in the 110-125 range, for the velocity, I've only taken one with a .300bo, using 125gr ballistic tips, one of the few deer I didn't try a high shoulder shot on, opting for center lungs instead, as I wasn't sure how the bullet would hold up, it dumped him within about 40yds,
The Grendel should be a fine choice, its a good bit faster than the 300bo, bullet weights about the same, I would have bought one a few years back but ammo wasn't real easy to find then, not sure about now ?
Yeah, the 270, 308, and '06 will always be stacking them up no matter what the current fad is.Lotta truth in this post...
And I can't wait to see what that "something" will be.
If it hadn't been for my Grandboys, I probably wouldn't have given much thought to any of it.
.308 and '06 will always be there, no matter what else comes and goes ....
And there still ain't a better all-around rifle than the .30-06.Popular deer rifles and cartridges go through phases. Years ago belted magnums were the thing. Then short, fat magnums were cool. Now smaller cartridges and 6.5s in ARs and lightweight bolt rifles are the fad. It will be something else before long.
A couple years ago a gentleman that was at Jerry's gun shop in Ambrose Ga was talking about tracking & tracking dogs, he was on a tracking dog list & said the majority of his calls were from deer shot with 6.5 creedmoor. I do know that shot placement is king. I'm still that ol 30-06 guy. I do have a 223 but I've never taken it to deer hunt with.
Hunted with a 30.06 since I was 15, shoot a lot of deer and lost a couple. Saw deer lost with 7mm and 300 mags, it's going to happen.A couple years ago a gentleman that was at Jerry's gun shop in Ambrose Ga was talking about tracking & tracking dogs, he was on a tracking dog list & said the majority of his calls were from deer shot with 6.5 creedmoor. I do know that shot placement is king. I'm still that ol 30-06 guy. I do have a 223 but I've never taken it to deer hunt with.
Hunted with a 30.06 since I was 15, shoot a lot of deer and lost a couple. Saw deer lost with 7mm and 300 mags, it's going to happen.
I will tell you this that my savage axis 6.5 CM puts them DRT, toss a bear in the mix as well. Lite weight, no recoil, but it likes certain weight bullets, 140 and up, shoots berger HP just like federal fusion and ELDX, the lighter bullets, Hornady 129 grain deer season were all over the place. Could be throat space, but my buddies have the same issue with theirs.
Grandkids have killed every deer they have shot with a 222 and 22 hornet, put it behind the shoulder and the insides are fried. A lot of friends hunt with a 22-250 and 243, never no complaints
All I need. In America's caliber...the mighty 30-06.
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There have been a ton of 6.5 CM rifles sold the past few years and probably bought by a lot of folks who would need a tracking dog with any caliber.
Im gonna test that one out. Picked up a used Weatherby in .223 for my 8 year old to shoot. She didn't care for the .243 just yetThat being said, my favorite small bullet is a Winchester 64gr. .223
Yes Sir, it is.My Uncle had that very gun in 30 06. Game Master 760 I believe? It was a good gun. Only centerfire rifle he ever owned.